Nevada Now Honors the Michigan Permit

Nevada has amended their official list of what state permits they will honor by adding the state of Michigan. Michigan has stood up to the requirements of requiring training and of requiring both a clean criminal and mental background.

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Three Reasons to Renew Your Permit Early

How early can you renew your concealed carry permit? This is something you should be clear on in the state where your permit(s) was issued. Another key thing you will want to know in advance is if the issuing state will be sending you a reminder. Many states will not. Regardless you should take some…

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West Virginia Now Honors the Nevada Permit

On August 5th 2015 the Attorney General of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, announced that it has formally entered into a reciprocity agreement with the State of Nevada. Prior to this agreement Nevada already recognized and honored the West Virginia permit but West Virginia didn’t return the favor. Now with the reciprocity agreement finalized both states…

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How to Get a Chicago Gun Permit

Here is what you need to do to obtain a state permit to carry your gun in Chicago and anywhere else in Illinois. First find a concealed carry class that is taught by an Illinois State Police certified instructor. Then…

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Chicago Illinois Concealed Carry History

Illinois was the last of the 50 states to pass a law to allow the concealed carry of firearms with a permit or by any other method. Chicago and many of the suburbs have had their own legal restrictions around the possession and carry of handguns also. Here are some of the relevant dates in the timeline.

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Does Chicago Register Firearms

Chicago Illinois does not have any specific firearm registration laws in effect. This essentially means that the government doesn’t keep any formal record or database of firearms and their owners. Naturally, the state does keep a database of…

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Concealed Carry Reciprocity: The Patchwork of Fifty States

You can begin to understand concealed carry reciprocity by comparing it to a driver’s license. When you obtain a driver’s license from any state in this country you know it is valid or honored in every other state in the country. You perhaps have never thought about it but can you imagine driving into the…

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